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Sacrococcygeal teratoma is one of the most common congenital tumors. The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is estimated to be 1 in 35,000 births. | Sacrococcygeal teratoma is one of the most common congenital tumors. The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is estimated to be 1 in 35,000 births. | ||
==Epidemiology & Demography== | ==Epidemiology & Demography== | ||
===Incidence=== | |||
'''Below given table compares different studies on the incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma''' | |||
*The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is approximately 1 in 35,000 births. Females are four times more likely to be affected than males. | *The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is approximately 1 in 35,000 births. Females are four times more likely to be affected than males. | ||
*Most sacrococcygeal teratomas are found in babies and children, but sacrococcygeal teratomas have also been reported in adults.<ref name = epi>Killen DA, Jackson LM (1964) ''Sacrococcygeal teratoma in the adult'' [[Archives of Surgery]] 88(3):425-433.</ref> | *Most sacrococcygeal teratomas are found in babies and children, but sacrococcygeal teratomas have also been reported in adults.<ref name = epi>Killen DA, Jackson LM (1964) ''Sacrococcygeal teratoma in the adult'' [[Archives of Surgery]] 88(3):425-433.</ref> | ||
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Overview
Sacrococcygeal teratoma is one of the most common congenital tumors. The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is estimated to be 1 in 35,000 births.
Epidemiology & Demography
Incidence
Below given table compares different studies on the incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma
- The incidence of sacrococcygeal teratoma is approximately 1 in 35,000 births. Females are four times more likely to be affected than males.
- Most sacrococcygeal teratomas are found in babies and children, but sacrococcygeal teratomas have also been reported in adults.[1]
References
- ↑ Killen DA, Jackson LM (1964) Sacrococcygeal teratoma in the adult Archives of Surgery 88(3):425-433.